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Fewer boys were born in Ontario after Trump was elected president

5 pointsby fraqedabout 5 years ago

3 comments

Ambeleabout 5 years ago
The divorce rate in Maine correlates with the per capita consumption of margarine.<p>Also, the number of letters in the winning word of the U.S. Spelling bee correlates with the number of people killed by venomous spiders.<p>Spurious Correlations: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.tylervigen.com&#x2F;spurious-correlations" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.tylervigen.com&#x2F;spurious-correlations</a>
jmnicolasabout 5 years ago
There&#x27;s not a single number in the article, it&#x27;s hard to judge if the effect is massive or if it could be attributed to a statistical error.
LeoSolarisabout 5 years ago
Correlation does not equal causation... even if it&#x27;s causation that would make sense.